Search for Car Problems

1998 Honda Odyssey Owner Comments

Odyssey 4 cyl

Automatic transmission

170,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Tranny seems slow/sluggish to shift from (P) to (D) or (R) etc. while at an idle.

If you move the shifter & then press on accelerator to soon you will feel a jerk because you pushed on the accelerator before the car had finished shifting all the way into the new gear that you selected.

I feel that this is a dirty tranny fluid problem causing shifting to be sluggish at an idle, but haven't tried to remedy it. It's been doing this for a long time (3yrs) (150K) and doesn't seem to be much worse now (197K). I just "try to remember" to give the tranny a couple extra seconds to reengage into the new gear before I touch the accelerator.

This is the same 98 Odyssey that has water leaks from outside to inside cabin when it rains and I haven't been able to locate the leak so I haven't felt like spending money on the tranny thing either.

Odyssey Prestige 3.0L V6

Automatic transmission

106,000 miles

I've had my 98 Odyssey V6 for about 2 yrs now. It presently has about 106K miles on it. I started noticing hard shifting, especially going into and coming out of park, approximately a year ago. I haven't taken it to the dealer yet because all of the research I've done reports the same thing...the dealers are denying that there is a problem for the most part.

This is the only complaint I have. Other than this issue, the car has been rock-solid and extremely good to me! In fact, I was so pleased with its overall performance that, I will be buying another Odyssey!

My Odyssey has the 3.0L V6 that the Accord has, I purchased my cars for one main reason...the reliability history of this vehicle! I, too, am very concerned by the number of similar complaints about the same performance issue. I think that I will take a trip to the local Honda dealer that just sold me a car two months ago with my concerns. We'll see what happens!

About CarComplaints.com

CarComplaints.com is an online automotive complaint resource that uses graphs to show automotive defect patterns, based on complaint data submitted by visitors to the site. The complaints are organized into groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem.

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME:
Link must be about this specific problem or it will be deleted — it must be free & helpful, like a video or web page or forum thread about this exact problem.
NO FORUM HOMEPAGES. If you have a for-profit service, contact us.

URLPlease type the entire URL including the 'http://...'TitleDescriptionYour Email Address